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Tables of Contents for Nato's Air War for Kosovo
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Frontispiece: Map of Kosovo
Preface
v
xi
Summary
xiii
Acknowledgments
xxv
Acronyms
xxix
Introduction
1
4
Prelude to Combat
5
12
The Air War Unfolds
17
50
Initial Attacks and Their Effects
19
6
The Air War Bogs Down
25
13
NATO Finally Escalates
38
5
Facing the Need for a Ground Option
43
5
Countdown to Capitulation
48
8
The Endgame
56
11
Why Milosevic Gave Up When He Did
67
20
Considerations in Addition to the Bombing
69
3
The Prospect of a Ground Invasion
72
5
Milosevic's Probable Decision Calculus
77
5
The Determining Role of the Air War
82
5
Accomplishments of the Air War
87
14
The Combat Debut of the B-2
89
5
UAV Employment
94
3
The Contributions of Space
97
4
Friction and Operational Problems
101
78
Frustrations with the SEAD Effort
102
14
The F-117 Shootdown
116
4
Problems with Flexible Targeting
120
16
Stray Weapons and the Loss of Innocents
136
8
The Chinese Embassy Bombing
144
3
Task Force Hawk
147
11
Shortcomings in Intelligence Cycle Time
158
3
Airspace and Traffic Flow Management
161
3
Deficiencies with Respect to Space
164
2
Interoperability Problems
166
4
The Wages of U.S. Over commitment
170
9
Lapses in Strategy and Implementation
179
40
Allied Miscalculations and False Hopes
182
2
Problems at the Coalition Level
184
5
Problems at the U.S. Level
189
5
The Desultory Onset of the Air War
194
5
The Failure to Employ a Coherent Plan
199
6
The Downside of Alliance Warfare
205
2
Command and Control Shortcomings
207
12
NATO's Air War in Perspective
219
32
The Achievements of Allied Force
224
6
The Air War's Failings
230
4
Gradualism and Its Implications
234
8
The Cost of the Missing Ground Threat
242
3
Toward a ``Report Card'' for Allied Force
245
3
On the Uses and Abuses of Air Power
248
3
Bibliography
251